Folding vessel.



B. I. RIKE & J. R. KLIN.

FOLDING VESSEL.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 10, 1909.

Patented June 16, 1914.

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B. I: RIKE & J. R. KLIN. FOLDING VESSEL.

APPLIUATION FILED DEC. 10, 1909.

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BERT'ON I. BIKE AND JOHN R. KLIN, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE RIKE FOLDING BOX COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION-OF OHIO.

FOLDING VESSEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, BERTON I. BIKE and- J ()I-IN R. KLIN, citizens of the United 'States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Vessels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in folding paper boxes or pails, and the object of the invention is to strengthen, simplify and cheapen the construction of devices of this character.

The invention consists in the constructions and combinations of parts hereinafter described and set forth in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank from which our improved device is constructed, out and creased in proper form, the dotted lines representing the creases. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bucket folded. Fig. 3 is also a perspective view of the same with the top folds open. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the top folds partially open.

' Like parts are represented by similar characters of reference in the several views.

Referring to Fig. 1, 1 represents the bottom, 2 and 3 what we call the sides, and 4: and 5 the ends. 6 and 7, 8 and 9, 10 and'll, and 12 and 13 are the corner folds. let and 15 are extensions to the sides 2 and 3, and 6 9 11* and 12 are respectively extensions to the corner folds 6 9 11 and 12. 14; and 15 are, respectively, extensions from the sides 2 and 3 and form a portion of the top of the bucket. The extensionsti and 12 are connected with the extension let by the triangular shaped portions 14 and 14. The extensions9 and 11 are connected with the extensions 15 by the triangular shaped portions 15 and 15 Each of the ends 4 and 5 has an extension, 16 and 17, creased as shown to provide the flaps 16 and 17 Each of the extensions 16 and 17 has a further sub-extension 16 and 17 and the triangular shaped portions 16 and 17 connect these sub-extensions with the portions 16 and 17 As shown, the sides and ends are flared outwardly from the bottom of the bucket so to make a flaring vessel, or one which is larger at the top than at the bottom. Alter the sides and ends have been brought up together the corner folds are folded back against the ends in the usual manner, which brings the portions of the blank to the positionshown in Fig. 3, in which position the portions 14, 12, 15, and 11 will be folded against the outside of the portions 17 and 17 and the portions 6 9, 14, and 15 will be folded against the outside of the portions 16 and 16 The portions 17 and 17 are then folded back on the outside of the por tions 17 and 17", 1 1, 12", 11 and 15 and the portions 16 and 16 are folded back on the outside of the portions 16 and 16, 15, 9*, 6 and 14 in which position they may be secured by pasting or otherwise. Securing devices, 20, 20*, are fastened to these portions 17 and 17 and 16 and 16 as shown. The cover portions 14: and 15 are reinforced by an inner thickness of material 18 and 19, as shown in Fig. 3 which is pasted thereto. The bucket having been thus formed, the cover is folded to position in the manner illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4. The cover portions 14 and 15 are first folded in to the positions shown in Fig. 4 which causes the portions 17, 17, 14 and 15 and the ortions 16, 16, and 141 and 15 to be folded in the manner shown in Fig. 4, after which these portions can be secured together by the fastening devices 20 and 20. A bail 21 is secured to the bucket in the usual way.

By the construction described we have de vised a folding bucket which will not only be slop proof but which will also have a cover which is strongly reinforced and which may be quickly and readily folded to position to close the top of the bucket.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

In a paper vessel of the character de scribed, the combination of the bottom, sides and end portions; corner folds connecting the sides and end portions; cover portions on the respective sides; corner fold extensions and portions connectin said corner fold extensions with said si e cover portions; cover portions connected to the respective ends, said end cover portions having sub-extensions 16 and 17 respectively said end cover portions being creased to form connecting portions 16 and 17 respectively, and said cover extensions being creased to form the connecting portions 16 and 17, respectively; said corner folds being adapted to be folded against the respective ends and said corner fold extensions and their connecting portions being first folded against said end cover portions and said first mentioned connecting portions 16 and 17, respectively; said end cover extensions and the said last mentioned connecting portions 16 and 17, respectively, being folded back over said end cover portions and said first mentioned connecting portions 16 and 17 respectively, and also over the corner fold extensions and their connecting portidiis;

means for connecting said folded portions together; said side cover portions being adapted to be first folded in to overlapping position to form an inner cover, with the respective before mentioned connecting portions 16 and 16, 17 and 17, respectively,

BERTON I. BIKE. JOHN R. KLIN. Witnesses:

ALBERT EMANUEL, HORACE M. ANDERSON.

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Washington, D. G. 

